Andrew, owner of Beechdean AMR said: “Paul’s enthusiasm for cars and racing comes across strongly. Once he was behind the wheel, it quickly became apparent that he is a focussed racing driver and has the talent to race a car.

“The aim is to take Paul through various categories of competitive racing, from GT4, GT3 through to GTE and then, hopefully, on to the big prize. The time we’ve spent together on the track and his first race performance suggest that this is attainable.”

Paul has been working with Andrew – who also owns Beechdean Ice Cream Group, one of the UK’s largest ice cream producers – for the past few months to reach a competitive level.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, dedicated petrolhead Paul has joined a list of celebrities and sportsmen and women making the jump into the highly competitive motorsport world.

He said: “I thought baking was difficult to learn, but racing takes it to a whole new level. I hoped that I’d be a natural and that it would be intuitive but I’ve really had to work for it. It’s been no piece of cake.”

He will be racing at Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, and ultimately the Le Mans Festival.